Basic & Applied Concepts of Immunohematology

2nd Edition

Description

Clear and accessible, this text addresses the fundamental knowledge and skills you need to work in a blood-banking laboratory. It integrates basic theory — genetics, immunology, and immunohematology — then adds practical, problem-solving exercises. Clinical scenarios and critical thinking exercises help you apply basic concepts to modern transfusion and blood-bank settings.

Key Features

Experienced authors offer a practical "in the trenches" view of life in the laboratory.

A clinical application focus relates concepts to practice and offers examples of using theoretical information in the laboratory setting.

Coverage of quality control assurance and regulatory issues includes the "whys" in both reagents and equipment.

An entire chapter is devoted to basic genetics and immunology coverage.

Blood group systems are described in easy-to-follow, student-friendly terms.

Illustrations and tables help you understand critical information.

A two-color design brightens the text and makes it more reader-friendly.

Chapter outlines, review questions, learning objectives, and key terms are included in each chapter, highlighting and reinforcing important material.

Critical Thinking exercises ask you to draw conclusions based on a case study.

Chapter summaries include a paragraph, table, or box of the essential information.

About the Author

Kathy Blaney

Affiliations and Expertise

Paula Howard

Affiliations and Expertise

Reviews

This is the second edition of a comprehensive reference on laboratory testing and related processes performed in blood banks and transfusion services. The first edition was published in 2000.

It is intended as a reference for clinical laboratory scientist (CLS) students in a two-year or four-year training program, those desiring refresher training, or others interested in blood banking practices. The goal of this edition was to update information and present contemporary blood banking practices.

The obvious audience includes CLS students and practicing CLSs. Other interested readers would be CLS teachers (who would use this as the companion book for blood banking courses), pathologists with primary responsibility for the blood bank, clinical hematologists with an interest in blood banking, and any other clinicians with an interest in blood banking practices.

The book's six major sections build from the very basics of immunohematology (e.g., immune system development, antibodies and antigens, antibody-antigen reactions, etc.) to four chapters on conventional blood bank practice (reagents, genetic principles, major blood groups, pretransfusion testing, donor blood collection issues) to clinical considerations, and, finally, quality and safety issues. This edition provides updated information on recent changes in donor blood collection practices (e.g., leukoreduction) and donor blood testing (e.g., automated testing, molecular tests for infectious diseases, etc.). What I really like about this book are the clear layout, easy to read style, nice use of color (the layout is much more pleasing and effective than would be expected from the use of just three colors -- black, white, and purple), clear and standardized expectations (learning objectives outlined at the beginning of each chapter reinforced throughout the chapter), and many great case studies at the end of each chapter to drive home teaching points. Additional related material is available

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